Lacing-tip.



D. HILL.

' LACING TIP.

APPLICATION FILED IuNE I6. I9Is.

1,21 8,260. Patente Mar. 6, 1917.

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DANIEL HILL, 0E PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, AssIeNoR To' INTERNATIONALRRAID l co., `0E PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, lei-CORPORATION 0ENassAcNUsETTs.

LACING--TIR Specification of Letters Patent.v

Patented inane, 1er?.

Application aiedaune 16, i916. .serial No. 103,925.

To all whom t may concern.' v

Be it known that I, VDANIEL =IIILL, a citizen of the United States, andresident of the city of Providence, in the county Vof Providence andState of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and usefulyImprovements in Lacing-Tips, of which the following is a specification.n

rlhis invention relates to an improved wire tip for lacings Vmoreparticularly adapted to be applied to the heavier type of lacings suchas thoseemployed for lacing portions of automobile tires and othersimilar heavy work, lacings of such heavy construction requiring 'aspecial form of extra strong tip which cannot be removedv even by theroughest handling. This tip may also be applied to shoe lacings, corsetlacings and lacings for other purposes.

The object of this invention is to form such a tip by passing one end ofthe wire through the body of the lacing and laying it lengthways to theend thereof, then winding the wire in a helical coil around the end ofthe lacing and bending or securing the ends of the wire together topositively prevent the coil from slipping from the facing.

It is found inl practice that where a wire tip is formed on an extraheavy stiff wellsized or starched lacing, such as for instance thoseused on automobile tires and in heavy boots, that the wire Wound aboutvthe end to form a tip thereon will not embed itself into the fabric andtherefore unless the coils are firmly and positively secured or boundtogether, they will loosen sufficiently to be easily withdrawn from theend of the lacing.

lIhe ends of this wire may be secured together in various ways such astwisting them together, but I preferably secure and bind the ends of thewire and a number of the coils together, by applying molten solderthereto, which-forms the extremity of the tip into a metal mass makinga' smooth end and positively preventing the wire from being withdrawnfrom the lacing.

Another feature of my invention is that in order to form the tips on ataper I skive or cut the end of the lacing on an angle whereby when thewire is wound around the tip it is nicely tapered and reduced to adesirable point.

With these and other objects in view, the

invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will bemore fully described, and particularly pointed voutin the appendedclaims: 1 I Y In the. accompanying drawings:

the lacing provided withV my improved wire tip soldered atitsend. n

Fig. 2` is a side view of the end of a lacing showing the same as skiveor cut on an angle and showing the wirel as passing through the lacingwith one end extendf ing longitudinally thereof andbeyond the end ofthelacing.y y i Fig. V3- is a diagrammatic view showing the manner inVwhich-the tip is formed by winding the wire in a. taperinghelicalcoil.Referring to the drawings, l0 designatesthe lacing which is usually madeof silk,

. ce Figure lis aside view of the end of fabric to readily adherethereto, and it isl found to be extremely diflicult to prevent the wirefrom pulling` or being drawn from the end of such a lacing. Therefore toprovide practical and effective means for securing a wire tip to thelacng, I first pass the end 12 lof the wire through the fabric at thepoint 13 where the coil begins and lay this portion of the wirelongitudinallyV on the fabric to extend vto and beyond its adjacent end.The edges of the flat fabric are then folded inward as at ll andthewirewound in a close helical coil about the sameas shown in Fig. 2 andbeyond the end of the fabric a few turns being made as at l5 about theopposite end l2 of the wire. f

In order to secure these portions of the wire together, I preferablyapply a molten solder thereto,and then cut ofll the ends thus forming asmooth reduced point or end 16 soldered to the portion 12 of thatportion of the Wire which is anchored at the point 13 in the fabric,thus eifectually preventing any possibility of uncoiling, univinding orthe slipping of the coils from the fabric causing the tip to firmlyadhere to the fabric regardless of Whether or not the coils are deeplyeinbeded into the surface thereof.

lt is found in practice that Where the lacing is very heavy that it isdesirable to skive or cut its end on the bias or on an angle as at 18,Vsee Fig. 2, whereby the Winding of the Wire about the saine produces anicely tapered effect thus forming a tip which is handsome andattractive in appearance with a lsmooth and nicely reduced enteringpoint or end and one which is strong and durable and that is firmlyanchored to the fabric.

Having thus described one illustrative embodiment of my invention ldesire it to be understood that although specific terms are employedthey are used only in a generic and descriptive sense, the scope of theinvention being defined and limited only by the appended claims.

l claim: Y l. A lacing having a tip consisting of a Wire attached tothelacing and provided 'with a longitudinally disposed strand, a

portion of said Wire being helically coiled Y around said strand, aplurality of the convolutions of the coil at the extremity thereof beingsoldered together and to said strand.

2. rilhe combination With a lacing having its end skived oif at an angleand folded longitudinally,l of a Vtip consisting of a Wire attached tothe lacing and provided with a longitudnallydisposed strand, a portionof said Wire being coiled helically around said folded` portion and saidstrand, and a plurality of the convolutions of the coil at the extremityof the tip being soldered together and to said strand.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of a Witness.

DANIEL HILL. Witness:

HOWARD E. BARLOW.

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